Luminance takes top floor at Fora’s iconic Cambridge building

The Cambridge-born business was AI Innovation winner at September’s Business Weekly Awards and is expanding globally, notably in the US.

Now it is also scaling fresh heights in its home town at the Fora building. Luminance is making the office its tech HQ, moving over 100 people to the premium space. The building, which includes a wraparound balcony with panoramic views of the city, offers high-quality flexible workspace and opportunity to scale.

Luminance joins Oracle, SiFive, Simmons & Simmons and KPMG, among others, in the building.

Developed by world-leading AI experts from the University of Cambridge, Luminance’s end-to-end AI platform enhances every touchpoint a business has with its contracts, from generation to negotiation and post-execution analysis.

The company, which closed a $40 million Series B funding round in April 2024, works with over 700 organisations in more than 70 countries, including global manufacturers such as Koch and Yokogawa, technology companies such as AMD and Hitachi, as well as pharmaceutical giants including LG Chem.

Its technology has been used in a number of world-firsts, including becoming the first AI to completely automate the negotiation of a contract between two parties, and the first use of AI at London’s highest criminal court, the Old Bailey.

20 Station Road, which has floor-to-ceiling windows and amenities including a fully equipped gym, secure bike storage, and alfresco terrace, is just three minutes’ walk from Cambridge rail station, with connections to London’s tech hub King’s Cross in 52 minutes.

The building is certified BREEAM ‘Excellent’. Luminance signing on at 20 Station Road reflects the appeal of Fora’s flexible workspaces and underscores the company’s commitment to Cambridge as a hub for tech and AI innovation.

Eleanor Lightbody, Chief Executive Officer, Luminance said: “Here at Luminance, we’re extremely proud of our Cambridge heritage, continuing the cycle of groundbreaking technological developments to come out of the Silicon Fen ecosystem.

“Thanks to Fora and its experience working with high-growth businesses like Luminance, our move to the top floor space at 20 Station Rd will enable us to expand our incredible R & D hub and continue to hire, nurture and benefit from the top talent Cambridge has to offer.”

Fora owns, designs and operates premium flexible workplaces that drive performance, productivity and wellbeing in sought after locations. Its collection of over 70 offices for businesses of all sizes in the UK and Germany is the best of its quality and it is the largest premium flexible workplace provider in central London.

Twenty years of experience, data and innovation make Fora experts in advising companies on how to use the office to do their best work.